Heyo! I had a lot of fun with this game even if I also had issues with it. The generation of the maps is fine, though I do feel some more furniture would help with the layout of the map. I started the game confused. Really confused. I had no idea how to navigate the map (actually I didn't know there was one at first) and found myself needing to check it while being chased just to not get trapped in a room. Hiding from the Widow is difficult due to the way she searches for the player after losing sight of them, often cheaply having her bolt towards you and look behind the exact piece of furniture. The doors are another thing, as some have stated they're more than a little difficult to close while running away, and doing so is the best way to have her lose sight of you. Making the doors have no player collision while closing would make it a lot less finicky.
I think the best course of action is to fully swap the unlocking system with an achievement system. I feel like unlocking the different items over buying them with money is the best bet due to the simple gameplay loop. The stamina + health upgrade doesn't feel needed and, in the case of the stamina upgrade, trivializes the game very quickly. The Key glow/sound upgrade should be default with the game, the key sense thing is nice, but only because the maps should be a lot smaller in size. Having the AI stay in your general location does keep the player engaged, but due to how large the maps become and how little the map generates circular sections it feels really cheap and frustrating.
The outfits could be unlocked through doing certain things like beating a level in an amount of time, beating a level for the first time, beating a level without using too many items, etc. Keeping the NSFW animations being a pretty substantial time window is also not that fun.
In summary, I'd suggest making the maps smaller and have less dead ends (at least dead end hallways and such), swapping the shop with an achievement system to help keep the gameplay loop fresh each run instead of having the player redo the same thing over and over, and tweaking the Widow to be less cheap in their ways of finding you.
All in all, not a bad game, but it's got some very frustrating mechanics that could be swapped for more fun and dynamic ones. Keep up the good work and all that jazz!
So her line-of-sight mechanics are basic as hell. Her vision has no range, so as long as she has an unbroken line of sight on you, she spots you. So if you get f'ked like I did with having a corridor 8 doors long all with an unbroken line of sight, she can literally see you from the other end of the map.
Giving her sight a limit might make her a little more fair. Also, I've noticed you've tried to do the Alien Isolation thing with her, as she is constantly always moving towards the player. Couple this with the previously mentioned line-of-sight problems... yeah, she's not fair at all.
Took a bit of getting used to navigating the map but after I got better at the game it for sure got more fun. Just wanted to say awesome work and looking forward to your next game.
wow this game...is not fun to play the maps generate SO STUPIDLY...like add more cut though points to go from one end to the other side of the house and FIX THE GOD AWFUL MAP, its probably one of the most pointless maps I've ever used in a game...like why am i seeing the WHOLE map, just show me the floor I'm on hide the rest....and also take a page out of SCP Containment Breach's book and let me close the door that's behind me instead of me having to look at it every time, for a game that heavy relies on closing doors its annoying you can't do that
I am currently working on another game so I won't be adding anything else to HotPW. I may revisit it in the future, but I probably won't add other characters/enemies as that's kind of what I'm doing with my current project.
I have only one question. One of the loading screen tips said to keep an eye on the statues. I've looked at the statues many times but never noticed anything out of the ordinary so at this point I'm just curious about what that is in reference to.
Came for porn, instead got a really good time. It was a slow start as I didn’t know how the game worked at all, but after a while of grinding I now have most of the shop items unlocked except the clothing items. This was a really good game, and I can tell a lot of work was put into it. I remember a brief moment in my gameplay where I was being chased, taunted by the Widow, but still determined to win, and in the heat of it I said something like, "When I win this shit... I'm gunna fuck that stupid mouth of yours." 10/10 will keep playing for a while. My only request now is to add more H-scenes lol 😈
Not at the moment. I'm currently working on another game which has a Steam page already available though. After that game's finished and released, I might come back to HotPW.
I like the game but is there a guide or something like a website or a video or anything so I can familiarize myself with strategies or just understand how to do certain stuff.
Game dee mak mak loey kub! I feel so refreshed because of this unique nsfw game's playstyle, cuz yk most of the nsfw game on itch.io are visual novel. I first downloaded because u know why but damn it got me locked in! Keep it up! ♥♥♥
Hey dev, keep up this amazing work. There aren't many actually interesting 18+ games these days, and I have to say, this was a breath of fresh air. I'm sorry if this comes off as nosy, but I was just going to offer some advice. This is a really well made game and I would hate for it to fall into obscurity, I suggest you create more eye catching thumbnails (the one you see when you scroll on the main itch.io page). I saw that you are creating a new game, it looks wonderful so far, can't wait for the demo! I hope you get the attention you deserve!
does she have wall hacks or something. she always knows where im at even when i close doors. ive hit dead ends so many times after escaping her only for her to immediately find me again. its driving me insane. every single time i get the keys i need or one more key shes there to fuck it up.
also what exactly do all the ? mean. ive collected 4 of the 5 keys and i still have like 7 ? on my screen idk where the door even is.
also i keep getting caught on doors and doors not closing durring chases.
You seem to be pretty active in the comment section here. Pardon my asking friend, but are you affiliated with this game and/or the creator? I would like to get some info
I don't have a Discord server. I'm just trying to find out if there is any confirmation that the characters in the game are +18. I know it's a safe bet that they are, but I would l like some clarification before I download it. Do you know if there is any?
No new game updates. I changed the links in the description but didn't think that'd send out any notifications... sorry about that, I'll try to avoid doing that in the future.
EDIT: Sorry, I just did it again as the link expired :(
Thank you for making such a great game. The game is wonderful, with these small memory assets to make such a rich game content. Your skills are amazing, excellent programmer. By the way, your friend's voice is very good, very ethereal, your sound processing is also great. My English is not very good, once again to support. :)
The two defeat scenes you get randomly and the additional three come from purification. The animation depends on where you're standing and what bodypart you're aiming at. The 6th animation in the game is only available via free mode.
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Next update when?
Is this game available on mobile phones?
I could be missing something, but does this game have full controller support? I can do everything except move the camera to look around.
how to earn money?
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good one
Heyo! I had a lot of fun with this game even if I also had issues with it. The generation of the maps is fine, though I do feel some more furniture would help with the layout of the map.
I started the game confused. Really confused.
I had no idea how to navigate the map (actually I didn't know there was one at first) and found myself needing to check it while being chased just to not get trapped in a room. Hiding from the Widow is difficult due to the way she searches for the player after losing sight of them, often cheaply having her bolt towards you and look behind the exact piece of furniture.
The doors are another thing, as some have stated they're more than a little difficult to close while running away, and doing so is the best way to have her lose sight of you. Making the doors have no player collision while closing would make it a lot less finicky.
I think the best course of action is to fully swap the unlocking system with an achievement system.
I feel like unlocking the different items over buying them with money is the best bet due to the simple gameplay loop. The stamina + health upgrade doesn't feel needed and, in the case of the stamina upgrade, trivializes the game very quickly.
The Key glow/sound upgrade should be default with the game, the key sense thing is nice, but only because the maps should be a lot smaller in size. Having the AI stay in your general location does keep the player engaged, but due to how large the maps become and how little the map generates circular sections it feels really cheap and frustrating.
The outfits could be unlocked through doing certain things like beating a level in an amount of time, beating a level for the first time, beating a level without using too many items, etc.
Keeping the NSFW animations being a pretty substantial time window is also not that fun.
In summary, I'd suggest making the maps smaller and have less dead ends (at least dead end hallways and such), swapping the shop with an achievement system to help keep the gameplay loop fresh each run instead of having the player redo the same thing over and over, and tweaking the Widow to be less cheap in their ways of finding you.
All in all, not a bad game, but it's got some very frustrating mechanics that could be swapped for more fun and dynamic ones.
Keep up the good work and all that jazz!
well doing the same thing over and over again just to get some costum and sex animations is just boring tbh
We need the early access version!~stm
How to download the latest version
Any known cheats? It's unfairly difficult.
So her line-of-sight mechanics are basic as hell. Her vision has no range, so as long as she has an unbroken line of sight on you, she spots you. So if you get f'ked like I did with having a corridor 8 doors long all with an unbroken line of sight, she can literally see you from the other end of the map.
Giving her sight a limit might make her a little more fair. Also, I've noticed you've tried to do the Alien Isolation thing with her, as she is constantly always moving towards the player. Couple this with the previously mentioned line-of-sight problems... yeah, she's not fair at all.
it’s not supposed to be fair. you’re supposed to get stabbed, then fucked
Took a bit of getting used to navigating the map but after I got better at the game it for sure got more fun. Just wanted to say awesome work and looking forward to your next game.
wow this game...is not fun to play the maps generate SO STUPIDLY...like add more cut though points to go from one end to the other side of the house and FIX THE GOD AWFUL MAP, its probably one of the most pointless maps I've ever used in a game...like why am i seeing the WHOLE map, just show me the floor I'm on hide the rest....and also take a page out of SCP Containment Breach's book and let me close the door that's behind me instead of me having to look at it every time, for a game that heavy relies on closing doors its annoying you can't do that
What is the role of a flashlight?
Can you bring a version for Android phones?
i know your probly long gone from this game but would you think of adding a 2nd enemy to the game to make you think your plans thru
that or hazards would be cool if we had 2 enemys like a sucubus or something but hazards are probly much more easy to add
I am currently working on another game so I won't be adding anything else to HotPW. I may revisit it in the future, but I probably won't add other characters/enemies as that's kind of what I'm doing with my current project.
are you making another lewd game or is it a normal one
It's another lewd one. Similar style, but a lot larger.
hope to see it
can you say if it will be coming out soon or later
I have only one question. One of the loading screen tips said to keep an eye on the statues. I've looked at the statues many times but never noticed anything out of the ordinary so at this point I'm just curious about what that is in reference to.
It's a red herring... Or is it?
Came for porn, instead got a really good time. It was a slow start as I didn’t know how the game worked at all, but after a while of grinding I now have most of the shop items unlocked except the clothing items. This was a really good game, and I can tell a lot of work was put into it. I remember a brief moment in my gameplay where I was being chased, taunted by the Widow, but still determined to win, and in the heat of it I said something like, "When I win this shit... I'm gunna fuck that stupid mouth of yours." 10/10 will keep playing for a while. My only request now is to add more H-scenes lol 😈
Maybe this question has already been raised, and I just missed it: Is the game planned to be released on Steam or other platforms, for example GoG??
Not at the moment. I'm currently working on another game which has a Steam page already available though. After that game's finished and released, I might come back to HotPW.
The game keeps stucking.I tried many times but it didn't work.HELP ME
I like the game but is there a guide or something like a website or a video or anything so I can familiarize myself with strategies or just understand how to do certain stuff.
Game dee mak mak loey kub! I feel so refreshed because of this unique nsfw game's playstyle, cuz yk most of the nsfw game on itch.io are visual novel. I first downloaded because u know why but damn it got me locked in! Keep it up! ♥♥♥
Hey dev, keep up this amazing work. There aren't many actually interesting 18+ games these days, and I have to say, this was a breath of fresh air. I'm sorry if this comes off as nosy, but I was just going to offer some advice. This is a really well made game and I would hate for it to fall into obscurity, I suggest you create more eye catching thumbnails (the one you see when you scroll on the main itch.io page). I saw that you are creating a new game, it looks wonderful so far, can't wait for the demo! I hope you get the attention you deserve!
does she have wall hacks or something. she always knows where im at even when i close doors. ive hit dead ends so many times after escaping her only for her to immediately find me again. its driving me insane. every single time i get the keys i need or one more key shes there to fuck it up.
also what exactly do all the ? mean. ive collected 4 of the 5 keys and i still have like 7 ? on my screen idk where the door even is.
also i keep getting caught on doors and doors not closing durring chases.
i give up for now. the games just pissing me off
the other are item that you can collect
这是一款非常棒的游戏,我很期待他的后续更新,希望以后能有更多的女孩和内容更新,加油伙计们
I wanna know the name of the lovely lady
how to unlock Freemode
You gotta get purfication first and buy it in shop
You seem to be pretty active in the comment section here. Pardon my asking friend, but are you affiliated with this game and/or the creator? I would like to get some info
Nah man I just try to answer some of the questions here, but if you got questions for the dev you can ask him in the Discord server
I don't have a Discord server. I'm just trying to find out if there is any confirmation that the characters in the game are +18. I know it's a safe bet that they are, but I would l like some clarification before I download it. Do you know if there is any?
Right now I asked the dev in dizzy if he can provide you with some kind of confirmation
Btw you only have to join the join the discord link
The dev confirmed everyone is 18+
Bro you can bunny hop it's so fun but game breaking and don't use stamina very nice game tho
She wasnt happy about this
new update?
Probably bug fixes
No new game updates. I changed the links in the description but didn't think that'd send out any notifications... sorry about that, I'll try to avoid doing that in the future.
EDIT: Sorry, I just did it again as the link expired :(
All characters are +18 right?
The characters in Halls of the Pale Widow are +18, right?
Thank you for making such a great game. The game is wonderful, with these small memory assets to make such a rich game content. Your skills are amazing, excellent programmer. By the way, your friend's voice is very good, very ethereal, your sound processing is also great. My English is not very good, once again to support. :)
Where can i find the voice actor!!
It's his/her friend that voiced the widow
hi,can you help me? i cant seem to be able to find the gun emblem or any artifact for that matter
awesome game!!, do you have discord group or something ?
Thank you! Not yet but one is in the works. I'll reply when its ready if you're interested.
Awsome!!
Just opened it up: https://discord.gg/qPgrCKPw
It's brand new so there won't be much happening yet, sadly.
Hey,remember to bring me one.😋Thank you.
https://discord.gg/qPgrCKPw
Don't expect too much yet, I just opened it.
Hi how do you get more point and fast ? Cause i just find the 5 keys and i go but only ~600-700 points
unlock purification it gives around 1500 points per purification
Thanks yo
how to use the purification?
How do I get all the h scenes without having free mode?
The two defeat scenes you get randomly and the additional three come from purification. The animation depends on where you're standing and what bodypart you're aiming at. The 6th animation in the game is only available via free mode.
this game is really good i hope it keeps getting worked on
Thanks! At the moment it's in its final version as I've moved onto a different game. But the whole concept may be revisited in the future.
How do i reset my progress ?
Go here: %LocalAppData%\HallsOfPaleWidow\Saved\SaveGames
and delete SaveGame.sav
thanks
dude your friends voice is sexy as fuck lol she should do more voice acting
I agree. I hope to bring her back for my next project.